Sony says in late Q2 2008 a Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 bundle will be available.  I don’t have a PS3 yet, and I totally plan on picking this up...but not just for any reason, it’s actually quite a deal.  Blu-ray recently became the standard in HD movies, which of course you get with your PS3.  However, we already knew that, what else makes it so special?  Well, the new DualShock 3 controller is included in this bundle, as well as Metal Gear Solid 4, and this is the 80GB version with backward compatibility, all for only $499.  Sure that’s a lot of money, but when we’re talking about the PS3 here, you’re getting a lot of bang for your buck.  If you bought an 80GB PS3 right now you’d be getting no rumble and no MGS4, for the same price…

Note that if you already have a PS3, pre-ordering MGS4 will get you a spot in the multiplayer beta before the game is released.  Now that’s a sweet deal...too bad I won’t have my PS3 until the game is actually released.  The famous DualShock 3 that you’re hearing so much about will be available separately in April for $54.95.  Apparently Sony’s decision to remove rumble was quite the unpopular one.  I’m a big fan of rumble myself so it’s good to see it make a return.  Sony also announced that you can get an ugly, “limited-edition Deep Red” God of War PSP.  Nothing more needs to be said about that.

Click below to see the full press release.

Sony Computer Entertainment America Introduces Metal Gear Solid® 4: Guns of the Patriots PS3 Bundle Available in Late Q2 2008 in North America
Company Also Announces Limited-Edition God of War® PSP®…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., February 26, 2008 – At its annual retail and publisher conference Destination PlayStation, Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) announced details of upcoming PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) and PSP®(PlayStation®Portable) (PSP-2000) hardware bundles with two of the most highly anticipated 2008 titles.  The company also announced the April 2008 availability of DUALSHOCK®3 wireless controller in North America.

To coincide with the much-anticipated North American launch of Metal Gear Solid®4: Guns of the Patriots in late Q2 2008, SCEA will introduce a PS3 bundle, which will includean 80GB PS3, the upcoming blockbuster Metal Gear Solid®4: Guns of the Patriots and a DUALSHOCK 3 wireless controller for $499 (MSRP).

SCEA also announced the June 2008 availability of the limited-edition God of War® PSP Entertainment Pack for $199.99 (MSRP).  The God of War Entertainment Pack will include a “Deep Red” PSP with God of War himself, Kratos, silk-screened on the back of the unit, a copy of the highly anticipated upcoming God of War: Chains of Olympus game for PSP, the hit comedy movie from Columbia Pictures, “Superbad™,” on UMD™ (Universal Media Disc), and a PLAYSTATION®Network voucher to download Syphon Filter®: Combat Ops from PLAYSTATION®Store.  The stand-alone version of God of War: Chains of Olympus launches on March 4, 2008.

“Working closely with our retail and publishing partners and sharing our hardware and software roadmaps at Destination PlayStation gives us a great opportunity to outline some key milestones for the year.  In response to incredible demand, we will be manufacturing more 80GB PS3s for North America and the Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 80GB PS3 bundle is an ideal way to offer that continued value to our consumers,” said Jack Tretton, President and CEO, SCEA.  “With Blu-ray having won the format war, our stellar software line-up and a broad product portfolio, we will continue to drive the incredible momentum we’ve been generating since last fall.”

SCEA will introduce the DUALSHOCK 3 wireless controller for the first time in North America in April 2008 for $54.95 (MSRP). DUALSHOCK 3, which incorporates both rumble and motion sensing SIXAXIS™ technologies, maintains the award-winning design and precise, responsive features of PlayStation controllers. The added rumble feature, combined with the SIXAXIS system, enhances the gamer experience with more interactive, intuitive and immersive game play experience and will work with more than 100 current PS3 titles.

In additional news coming from Destination PlayStation, SCEA announced Metal Gear Solid®4: Guns of the Patriots will be available in North America in late Q2 2008. A Metal Gear Online “Starter Pack” will also be launched to support online game play. Gamers can select a single player experience or take the action online with up to 16 players and battle it out using the latest weapons and stealth techniques. For those eager to take on Solid Snake’s nemesis, Liquid Ocelot, a nationwide pre-sell promotion will enable gamers to pre-order Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and be guaranteed access to a multiplayer beta test for Metal Gear Online scheduled for late April.

Wow have things changed. Last time I talked to you about Sony and PlayStation 3 there was a lot of hatred to go around. Glad to see you come around.

Now that Sony is finally getting their act together, they are slowing coming out of that massive hole they dug themselves into. The PS3 is beginning to be a realistic option for both gamers and multi media enthusiasts.

Things haven’t changed that much.  I still have serious issues with Sony and they don’t have many games that appeal to me, not to mention that I prefer the Xbox 360 controller, Xbox Live, etc.

The PS3 still isn’t that great, but at this price I will get it.  If it didn’t have backward compatibility or Blu-ray I would be out.  I’m still a long way from liking Sony but I’m a hardcore gamer with a job, so it’s natural that eventually I would own all of the consoles.

That, and Microsoft is fucking up on the customer service by playing “hot potato” with your 360, am I right?

It’s tempting to pick up this PS3 bundle when it comes out. I’ll keep it in mind.

Yeah, I’m getting pretty fucked over.  The 360 is my DVD player, so just having a PS3 as a backup DVD player alone would be nice…

But I still plan on getting the majority of releases on the 360, unless the PS3 versions start becoming magically better and Sony finally adds in-game XMB access.

I more than likely will be picking this up, totally worth it with the backwards compatibility, MGS4 & Dualshock3.

I never thought I’d hear you get so excited about a PS3. And yes, I’ve heard they’re ALOT better built than the 360. But it will never catch up on good titles.

I’m not excited really, I just think this is a pretty good deal and I want my front page posts to be as unbiased as possible and it IS a good deal if you have any interest in the features it offers.

you should look into Army of two… oh yeah and ps3 has potential this year.

Army of Two was reportedly a horrible game and got amazingly low reviews so EA delayed it and supposedly it’s still shit.

oh FFS and i just bought two psp’s. dammit!

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